Trip Report
SUSHI FEST TR WITH 400+ pics

by Russ Walling
Monday April 23, 2007 7:10pm
giant lie... just got home....

not to be missed: Bravo to the Nature, Piton Ron, Nurse and Brutus, Mom Nature and all the rest.

Locker edit: pics to follow (someday.....)

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Russ Walling 		About the Author
Russ Walling is a gym climber from Poofter's Froth, Wyoming.

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Walleye

climber
The Hot Kiss on the end of a Wet Fist
  Apr 23, 2007 - 07:15pm PT
The big fat giant Musskelunge. What a TEASE!
Mimi

climber
  Apr 23, 2007 - 07:22pm PT
Glad you had a good time even though it rained on your sorry butt. Now wrap up that future award winning TR and post up. Werner really wants to see it.

Have you seen the clown?
Matt

Trad climber
it's all turtles, all the way dooowwwwwnn!!!!!
  Apr 23, 2007 - 07:25pm PT
liar, liar, i smell pants...
Mimi

climber
  Apr 23, 2007 - 07:35pm PT
This clown arrived while you were away.
MisterE

Social climber
  Apr 23, 2007 - 08:02pm PT
Preliminary Pics:



k-man sending:



Medium Sue and Pennsylenvy enjoying a margarita:



Healy showing us how it's done:



Nature working his magic:



The award and presentation:





The beautiful Reddirt and Crimpergirl:



k-man and friend Lana:



The Doctor:



My room-mates, Mike and Parker:





Pennsylenvy demonstrating proper Bandaloop technique:




The bar, first night:



Erik
matty

Trad climber
under the sea
  Apr 23, 2007 - 08:15pm PT
E-Gads, that is a scary clown. Where is that from?
happiegrrrl

Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
  Apr 23, 2007 - 08:29pm PT
hahaha - Look closely at that pic of heleyeJ slacklining. The guy to the left looks like he's a reeeeallly tiny man, holding on to one big mufo cup o joe!

Sushi fest was fantastic!!!!!!!
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 23, 2007 - 08:30pm PT
I still say someone needs to photoshop out the pics of Joe to remove the slackline.
Mimi

climber
  Apr 23, 2007 - 08:31pm PT
That should be on a different thread, matty. I was just updating Russ.
rlf

Trad climber
Josh, CA
  Apr 23, 2007 - 08:40pm PT
Dam, Russ musta got outta the big house early. And another thing, didn't anyone commit any crimes against Nature?

I'm sorry I missed this.
N0_ONE

Social climber
Utah
  Apr 23, 2007 - 09:25pm PT
I can't wait to see some of the photos that Malcom took. He's was taking picture constantly. He's got to have atleast 400 good ones!

That was a good weekend!

There's some good folks postin on this here site!!!!
k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
  Apr 23, 2007 - 09:30pm PT
In the beginning, it all looked so calm. Quiet even.




Boy did that change.


For some reason, this is about all I remember...







Maybe this has something to do with it:





Now we're getting ready for some serious action:
Fluoride

Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
  Apr 23, 2007 - 09:36pm PT
Mal got some great photos. For those of us still around there late in the day yesterday he got his computer out and did a slide show for us of everything he took. He really captured the spirit of the weekend.

Great times and a giant thanks to everyone who put it together and made it happen. Really great to finally put some faces with names.

Beth
yo

climber
Mudcat Spire
  Apr 23, 2007 - 09:50pm PT
I can hear you from the PETRIFIED DOOOOONS!!!

Great to meet y'all and big thanks particularly to that drunk guy with the knives. What's his face. And yeah, Mal took somewhere around half a quadrillion photos and some of them are of boobs.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 23, 2007 - 09:51pm PT
[disclaimer]This is MrE posting under Nature's avatar[/disclaimer]

Crimpie took like 1000 pictures, seriously.

Oh, and we are still celebrating the 'Fest at Nature's tonight. Present are: The Doctor, MisterE, Pennsylenvy, and Nature....Whoops!

Good times.

Must resist...the temptation...
MisterE

Social climber
  Apr 23, 2007 - 11:45pm PT
One more of Rodman and Patsy Cline I forgot:
Melissa

Gym climber
berkeley, ca
  Apr 24, 2007 - 12:21am PT
Looks like Burning Man!
TradIsGood

Chalkless climber
the Gunks end of the country
  Apr 24, 2007 - 05:46am PT
Coats and hats?!

Glad I had to stay in the warm northeast. Days started at 60 and went up to mid to high 70s.

No party, but Neko's serves good sushi. Try the Banzai Roll and the Crab's Eye Roll if you ever get there.
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:17am PT
I JUST rolled in. On a flight all night. I do have a pile of photos I'll start downloading today. It was a great time. Yesterday, Reddirt, Shakeyy (sp?) and I played in Vegas all day - good times! Thanks to everyone too - great time!

p.s. my toes have thawed
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:32am PT
Well its about time Crimpie.
You'd think people had to wait for their film to get back from the lab.
Howie

Trad climber
Calgary, Alberta
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:37am PT
Don't care where it is next time (I hope Nature), I'm going!!
Howie.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:41am PT
So far as I can tell no crimes were committed against me. It's sorta tough to sit down right now but I'm thinking that's from the driving. Hell... ron didn't run me up a tree after presenting him with the Golden Chisel award.

Next sushifest:
The penthouse suite at the Wynn in Vegas in June (possibly)
Summer SushiFest in Flagstaff (July to celebrate the summer birthdays - this one is a for sure)
Fall SushiFest in JTree (just an idea)
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:53am PT
Well you know Doug I've never used a chisel* to manufacture a route, just drills and a rat tail file (I have to be careful about saying "rat" around Junior). But what the hey! Now that you've given me one (and even painted it so distinctly for me) I might as well go and try it out. Huh?









*a drill is a chisel with a central point
Blowboarder

Boulder climber
Back in the mix
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:57am PT
Why manufacture routes?
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 08:07am PT
I'm Rick James Bitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!












I call this pic

You "Sooze" you lose.

This is what happens when Riley tries to take a late but strong river position in the sush line. Notice the lumber jack back up by Jingy. I'm still picking wood out of my ear.













All right the money shot!!! Can you tell who has is holding a piece of Octopus in their mouth and who has an Octopus in their mouth????














The boys at work. This was what Brutus, Ron, and Nature did for over 6 hours each night. Probably a lot longer than that to be honest. The first night I was stating out loud "man I can't believe we get two or three more nights of this".













I call this one.
"HELL AND FIRE WERE BORN TO BE RELEASED"
or "Heh motherf*#ker I need a straw"
BL was one of the first people I talked to on Supertopo 6 years ago and it was a blast to meet him. Also a very nice pic of the real Wade Shady..













Riley and Jackie at the 1st belay on the famous "Lotta Balls" at Red Rocks.














Here is a picture of the round ball bearing holds pitch.
















Beth and Russ starting up prior to the first Sush night.
One of the things I looked forward to the most was checking out Russ's large package. But he constantly wore this long coat which blocked the view. No doubt a modest man but I still wonder if Joseph isn't packing a bigger 50 cal. None the less there was some fire power at the Sush fest....Boys is packing!!
















The man himself!!! Joseph looks like an Olympic Decathlete. And doesn't even bother using shoes or a harness when he climbs. A bad ass mother!!
















A lovely couple, who Sooze, Jackie, and I climbed with most of the second day. Man, what nice people. Truly this was one of the best times ever. Check out the jingus back up yet again...
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 08:33am PT

The crew sitting around.



Meeting and chatting with Jeff Lowe was an absolute pleasure. A very fine gentleman.



Some laughs..



Sipping tequila wth the Tarbuster and Joseph. Poor Tarbuster, the first night I introduced myself to him I was far beyond my nervous and polite first few hours. I was in the full throws of an outstanding mixed booze drunk......Damn what a laugh..






Everybody ate well at the sush fest.






My first ever Ring Tailed Cat.
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 08:47am PT


One of my favorite motherf*#kers
Mark Miller with his gait looking a little suspect??? no???






This was one of my favorite Sush moments. This is the late night poker game on the first night. It was a circus and a drunken mess. Ron got so pissed off at the drunken idiots he was trying to play with he bought back out and went home...hahahaha....F*#k I suck at poker.. Notice the 5 pick chips that are mine and all I have left. I think this was just before my re-buy








Sketchy, Mr Blinny, Crimpy, and Happie chilling. Chris, Jingy and Beth inbehind.
(Get in touch with me when ya get back home sketch..I'll come up to try out the Arkansa rock)
mark miller

Social climber
Reno
  Apr 24, 2007 - 09:20am PT
Great Pics, honored to meet everyone and it was a BLAST, thank you..
Looking forward to the next ....Fest if you folks will have me back? Shhhhhh.......
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 24, 2007 - 09:28am PT
Rad, you're not far off. Apparently there were too many distractions. Mind you, I have no objections to seperating the inebriated from their pecuniary resources, but the focus is best kept on the game rather than the repeated attempts to get our asses busted for noise. (You yourself observed that I had remained sober enough to drive home in the wee hours...)


Besides, Texas Hold-em no limit is the best game for a television viewer with a "god-cam".
You give me a seven handed game of limit Hi-lo with the last to bet or raise as the first to declare and I'm all over it.
Perhaps if we had moved the game to Mike's RV which pulled in at 11:30, but he didn't know where we were (must've been deaf), and nobody supervised logistics (note to future SF organizers).
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 09:40am PT

One nice piece of ass!!!!








Reddirt showing off one of Mother Natures very fine pillows.










Ron, humble while receiving his award.












Parker wearing natures Bling Bling....There is so much that is right about this picture.












Party costumes















Happie, far and away the winner of the best costume award.
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 09:59am PT


Loads of people in this photo. With my vote for the best avatar on Supertopo my brother "paganmonkeyboy" in the for-front....And Ryan Frost chilling at the Sush Fest


more pics later..

peace riley
WBraun

climber
  Apr 24, 2007 - 10:02am PT
Thanks for the photos Riley.
k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
  Apr 24, 2007 - 11:26am PT
On 4/20, SuperTacos invaded the Circus:




There's a ton of us, who can name all?


For the full (5 meg) size pic, go here:

http://www.karumba.com/img_post/sushifest_circus_420.jpg
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 11:41am PT
Sushi!!!

And:


The real stars, though, were the sushi chefs:
Nature:


Piton Ron:


Brutus Of Wyde:


The cast of characters was exhaustive and included:

The incomparable crimpergirl:


and the beautiful reddirt:


Jello:


Mighty Hiker:


Mark Miller:


Susan Peplow and Mussy:


the Real Blinny:


tarbuster:


Radical and Jackie:


And if anyone is in doubt regarding the evils of alcohol, here's crimpie before drinking:


crimpie drinking:


crimpie after drinking:


HappieGirl...cheer up!:


Okay, this is better:


And, ohmygod!, the hair.
An easy start with David Bloom, lurker extraordinaire:


it's getting better. Rodman:


and Mike, the vet:


a toast from paganmonkeyboy:


and Bloom, Lana and K-Man showing off the locks:


All right, I'll stop but perhaps the best part for me was just hanging around the fire, shooting the sh#t and getting to know all of the wonderful people who make the taco what it is:


Peace,
Mal

More pics here:
http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/maldaly/07SushiFest1/

and here:
http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/maldaly/07SushiFest2/

Edited: I have lots more photos I'll post up later.
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 24, 2007 - 11:49am PT
I was just TIRED! OMG - that photo!

Edit: Uh oh, now the fun begins!
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 11:55am PT
I think I had just served you from the bar:
dirtbag

climber
  Apr 24, 2007 - 11:55am PT
All these photos are going to keep Ouch! up all night for weeks.
paganmonkeyboy

climber
mars...it's near nevada...
  Apr 24, 2007 - 12:02pm PT
oh man - such a sweet party, such good food, such cool people...and k-man that big panorama is sweeeeet...
many thanks to those who worked so hard to feed us all so well ! you all rock !
next time, the rest of you gotta come !

-tom
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
  Apr 24, 2007 - 12:17pm PT
Looks like you guys had a blast. Next time...I'm there!
Standing Strong

Trad climber
snowshoe thompson history trail
  Apr 24, 2007 - 12:31pm PT
"I was just TIRED!" uhHUH, suuure, paula abdul! straight up now tell me :P


you doodz look like you're enjoying the sunshine rain desert to the max - i'm sure i'll join y'all sometime, when i'm done doin' a lil' more growin' up :)

keep um comin' - these pics rock hard - they bring such a smile to my face, & many others i'm sure :)


*hugs*

t*r
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 24, 2007 - 12:32pm PT
That greying out of Anders' photo; was he doing something obscene again?
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 12:34pm PT
More pics from the SushiFest.

Here's Mister E looking suave:


Piton Ron looking very sage:


Here's Nature hard at work:




reddirt showing her stuff. That's sushi stuff:


Jingy and Crinpergirl:


Parker and Junior:


Watch those hands! Mike and Karen feeling good.


Nature and Happiegirl fighting over the last piece of octopus:

Don't know who won.

the fake (?) Blinny? Not really, Kath is a real as they get. Great to meet you.


Piton Ron before the mess:


I'm not sure what's going on in Mighty Hiker's head here but, if I were Happirgirl, I'd be watching my six:


Got to love the party!


healyje trying to look like...whatever:


Mike strumming:


Piton Ron looking VERY happy with Fluoride!:


Nature doing his thing. Wait a minute! Wasn't he supposed to be making sushi?


Hey! Anyone know how to use these things? Russ Walling befuddled at SushiFest.


Break time. Piton Ron, Nurse Ratchet and Nature:


Can't tell by the light if that's coffee or tequila in there. Susan?


reddirt and Jello


Mister E chilling in the sun:
scuffy b

climber
heading slowly NNW
  Apr 24, 2007 - 01:03pm PT
Each new post, or new photo that I see, I KICK MYSELF for being
SUCH A FOOL as to miss this gig, but, you know?
IT HURTS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep 'em coming. I'm headed to San Diego on Friday. Life is
compensation...adjustment...rationalization...armbars...
Phil_B

Social climber
Hercules, CA
  Apr 24, 2007 - 01:07pm PT
Bow down before Mistriss Happie!
Tom the Cop

Sport climber
Eastern Kentucky
  Apr 24, 2007 - 01:35pm PT
When's the next one? Can we start planning now? I'm free this weekend.
eeyonkee

Trad climber
Golden, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 01:40pm PT
Sure looks like fun. Can only hope folks have nearly as good a time at the Woodson shindig (leaving for a long, lonesome drive tamale).
k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
  Apr 24, 2007 - 02:31pm PT
maldaly, a most excellent set of shots. Takes me right back there...
The mad professor shots still don't explain the magic trick.
paganmonkeyboy

climber
mars...it's near nevada...
  Apr 24, 2007 - 02:34pm PT
^^ what k-man said...but you all seemed so much blurrier at the time ;-)
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 02:55pm PT







Archetypal images of a proud mother and her son...












It was Will's and Julie's 10 Wedding Anniversary trip. They came all the way from Hawaii. Very nice to meet this couple.
L

climber
California dreaming' on the farside of the world..
  Apr 24, 2007 - 03:00pm PT
Great photos, Mal! I think you captured the delightful debauchery better than anyone!
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 03:24pm PT





Pic of Jeff (swellymon) and Eric.
I was starting to think you were a vampire Jeff as you managed to stay out of every picture. Luckily I have this one.
mooch

Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
  Apr 24, 2007 - 03:30pm PT
I'm f#cking jealous!! What a blast you all had! Great pix all around. I need to get off my ass and meet you all.....now where did I put my "Buy one set of Sushifest training wheels, get the other one free"* card??

* - offer void if pose down is exposed :P

 and o's to you all!

~mooch
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 03:33pm PT
Man, Malcolm....
Really outstanding bunch of photos and portraits


Does anybody have more pics of the climbs..... Astro-Indian etc??

For some reason I didn't take any climbing or scenery shots.

think we are getting close to 400 yet???? hahahah

Riley
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 03:40pm PT
Thanks for all the props on the photos. It's my secret love... Radical, did anyone actually go climbing? I could have almost missed that part of the 'fest.

Here's another pic of you and Jackie:



(Edited for Jackie--sorry Riley!)
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 24, 2007 - 03:51pm PT
Jackie! It's Jackie! Riley+Jackie=love
Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
Author's Reply  Apr 24, 2007 - 04:34pm PT
There was some climbing.......


Dreamy Chris leading the Atomic Indian:


Sooze on the Atomic Indian:





Ebola Erik leading something:


First climb of the Fest for Sooze:


Day one crew:


A rougher crew on day two:


Dreamy Chris on something:


Basic hip belay on some multi pitch:









OMG! Don't ask what is going on here!!!
Raydog

Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
  Apr 24, 2007 - 04:40pm PT
clearly you folks are really good at what you do...

thanks for posting
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 24, 2007 - 04:40pm PT
Yikes. Looks ambiguous to me Russ.

And true, that Chris is SO DREAMY!
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
  Apr 24, 2007 - 04:50pm PT
Separated at birth, and then by a few generations,
Dreamy Chris & Robert Redford.

Nice photos all.
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 24, 2007 - 04:53pm PT
The place was *crawling* with dreamy people. Great looking, super fun group.
scuffy b

climber
heading slowly NNW
  Apr 24, 2007 - 04:58pm PT
About that hip belay...is someone Tunin' the Cello?
No? ok
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
  Apr 24, 2007 - 05:01pm PT
must...keep..brake hand away from beer...
scuffy b

climber
heading slowly NNW
  Apr 24, 2007 - 05:08pm PT
No worries, I'm sure your left foot has the situation under control.
Melissa

Gym climber
berkeley, ca
  Apr 24, 2007 - 05:13pm PT
Nature, you should patent that octopus move.

:-p
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 05:16pm PT
I dug out some more nice ones.
Here's pennsylenvy chillin':


If you don't look too hard it would seem that reddirt is grabbing some goodies. Eat your heart out boys!


Not sure what's going on here but I got out of the way:


Mark and Noheah yukkin' it up:


Mark with his eyes open:


Is that captain Badass?


Love that party!


No, my nose isn't really that big!


Horseshoes, anyone?


Where did it go?


Counting Worms:


tarbuster practicing the hip belay:
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 24, 2007 - 06:35pm PT
This may not be kosher but I just came up with something tasty. I got the idea from a segment on a $1,000 per pie pizza being sold in NYC that was topped with caviar.

So I just tried some canadian bacon and pineapple also topped (after cooking) with a little ikura and it turns out to be fantastic.

Yeah baby! SushiFest leftovers!
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 06:44pm PT
Here's a great series of Jingy eating sushi:




And Nature Getting ready:


Set, Go!
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 06:49pm PT
I AM THE KING OF SUSHIFEST LEFTOVERS AND WILL RELEASE!

I *almost* feel bad with having all these leftovers.
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 24, 2007 - 06:53pm PT
Jingy likes to have a little maguro sashimi with his wasabi.
goatboy smellz

climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:06pm PT
gheesh, what a sausage fest.


Here I count over twelve beautiful women in attendance and all we get are a bunch of photos of guy's eating raw fish & getting lit.


Where's the incriminating shots, you folks are holding back the best photos.
Give it up!






Seriously, what fun, thanks for the passing the love along.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:12pm PT
zero sausagemaki was served over the weekend. We did, however, consider grilling up some elk loins and doing elkmaki.
MisterE

Social climber
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:34pm PT
I AM THE KING OF SUSHIFEST LEFTOVERS AND WILL RELEASE!

I *almost* feel bad with having all these leftovers.

Where will the week-old Fish turn up next?
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:47pm PT
"""some elk loins""


That elk was incredible.

F*#k I am so craving Sandstone, Sushi, Tequila, Vodka and Elk right now.....

Riley
WBraun

climber
  Apr 24, 2007 - 07:53pm PT
This thread is Super, thanks for putting the gathering together Nature. You are one hell of a guy.

And all the wonderful people that came that made it so.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 08:03pm PT
Werner: namaste

I read your post and felt my face blush. I did so much to make this happen and am really damn proud of my part but without the amazing group of people it would have meant so very little.


EbolaErik stylee edit: The last photo above is turning into one of my favorites. People are consuming sushi like it's about to be gone (nooooooooooot going to happen). Mussy has a pie hole filled. Pennyslenvy is serious about gettin' some. Tarbaby is simply determined. Faux-Blinny is chowing down just like the rest of the crew. How AWESOME!
MisterE

Social climber
  Apr 24, 2007 - 08:22pm PT
One more of the Table of Iniquity (NOTE: Nature is actually sitting!!!)



"I COULD HEAR YOU FROM THE PETRIFIED DUNES!"
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
  Apr 24, 2007 - 08:27pm PT
Thank you to everyone for a fantastic weekend! Especially Nature, Mother Nature, the Brutus of Wyde, Nurse Ratchet, Piton Ron, Crimpergirl, Mal, and Happiegirl. And the cast of thousands of helpers.

Hopefully we can have another such gathering in the autumn or next spring, involving even more. Though I fear that nametags may be advisable.

Here ismy brief post-SF report. (No photos yet.) Some of us had a bagel for lunch on Monday in St. George - it was still raining. To be precise, it started raining on Sunday morning, and continued to do so, sometimes heavily, through Monday. Desert schmesert.

After the bagel, I set out for Zion. I'm pretty sure I was there - there were signs and buildings and shuttle buses and things. But I didn't actually see it - it was pouring rain the whole time. Teach me to behave like a real tourist. I didn't see any Zionists or AIPACers or any of Daftrat's imaginary friends, either. But the drive out via the tunnel was pretty neat - I hoped to stop at the galleries and peer out, but was in the middle of a traffic-serpent, so no such luck.

Then it stopped raining. (There was 1" in Zion on Monday.) It started snowing instead, as I headed north on highway 89. It's probably pretty ranch and farm country, with mountains on both sides - if you can see anything. I bivouaced in the Richfield area. A pile of Scandinavians settled in the area. They even have a Scandinavian festival, but I missed it. But many of the businesses have -sen and -son names.

Today I wandered north via scenic highways and byways, and am now benighted in the SLC area, or is that in the benighted SLC area? If accosted by missionaries, I decided that I would claim to be a Zoroastrian or Manichean or possibly neo-con. Nothing like comparative religions for muddying the water.

I not only experienced a great deal of rain and snow on this trip, I also acquired a cold. Wednesday I have some meetings (Fatty: not with the RNC), and hope to drop by Jello in Ogden before heading north.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
  Apr 24, 2007 - 08:47pm PT
Man o man, too funny, good job, all. Thanks.
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 24, 2007 - 09:01pm PT
One more from Nature, the sushi machine:


View from behind the knife:


Swellymon is not a vampire. He really was there. Good to meet you, mon.


David Bloom trying to juggle bowls. Success? Don't know yet...


Another campfire scene. Love the fading sky and the firelight reflecting in the faces.


Parker reflects the fire.


Funny, I don't remember all the color. And I thought that tequila did that to me.


Tarbuster hanging with the fish:


When I saw Mister E looking like this I knew it was time to climb into my truck.
MisterE

Social climber
  Apr 24, 2007 - 09:07pm PT
lol, Ya Bastard. Wait 'til the Jingy pic - I get my just desserts.
Jello

Social climber
No Ut
  Apr 24, 2007 - 10:56pm PT
Mighty Hiker- Looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow. I have to leave Ogden at 3:30 in the pm, though, so I hope you can get up here earlier. Give a call to Ogden Climbing Parks 801-399-1130 and you'll get me or you can ask for my cell number.

Really, this weekend bolstered/renewed my faith in my fellow climbers/humans. By extension, Supertacoland rules! I hope to meet you all, one day.

-VeryFestiveJello
Mike.

climber
  Apr 24, 2007 - 11:18pm PT
Looks like it was one ripping, epic bash. Nice pix! Well done, y'all!
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
  Apr 24, 2007 - 11:50pm PT
Where's Hugh Hefner.?....Looks like alot of fun;.......and I recognized a few faces;...no doubt.....maybe about 100 that had slept on my floor at Joshua Tree over the years...........You guys know how to party........PARTY ON!!!!!!
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
  Apr 25, 2007 - 01:09am PT
What a party! Nature - thanks so much for organizing such a good time
and keep the fest alive. Lots of thanks are due all around. Nature,
Mother Nature, Piton Ron, and Brutus of Wyde, and Nurse Ratchet all worked
their asses off cranking out an endless stream of amazing sushi. All in all
it was incredible meeting so many of you all in the flesh after several years
of virutal bantering. Real faces, real voices.

The only way I could have enjoyed it more is if I hadn't been climbed completely stupid
by Larry DeAngelo in Red Rocks before heading for the Sushifest. As it was,
I got such a savage beating up in First Creek Canyon I was a virtual Alzhiemer's
case for the next four days - Judy Who? Where's my tequila? Is the van in park?
How do the doors work? Am I wearing underwear? What's your name again?
Sh#t, did I forget my towel again? I didn't just turn the wrong way onto a
one way street did I...? On and on it went for four days and I can tell you
the tequila didn't help one bit.

Malcolm was an animal with his camera for the whole event and has the
real trove of images but here are a couple I managed to catch.

The stone speaks for itself


Larry DeAngelo after our descent from the nine pitch FA we called "Tin Pan Alley".
For the uninitiated and out-of-shape (me) it was a mostly a matter of taking
a big #6 Wild Country cam for a long, brutal walk.


Desert in bloom...


Crimpergirl and Blinny


Radical and his lovely wife Jackie


Brutus and a sushi shark (almost lost my arm getting this shot...)


They might not all be Tacos, but the Flagstaff crew were Super - The doctor and Rodman


Flouride looking as grand as she did the whole time


Reddirt and Crimpergirl looking fine as well


Vet Mike, PaganMonkeyBoy, Jeff Lowe, and Radical


Mother Nature, Mark Miller, and Mrs. Blinny


Texplorer, Jeff Lowe, Rodman, and Anders


And of course, the sushi...


Parker and Frankie keep each other warm


Parker earning his Jim Beam the old fashion way


Malcolm, Crimpergirl, MisterE, Reddirt, and Nature seeking shelter from the storm


Malcolm giving Parker a lesson on optimizing your footwork


Slickrock


Back to Sin City and home...
reddirt

climber
PNW
  Apr 25, 2007 - 08:05am PT
as sketchyy was our witness, Crimpie & I made a baby when we were in Vegas on out way to the airport... will post pic when I find a scanner w/ compatible drivers.... see, I'm not *always* so slow ;P
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 25, 2007 - 10:08am PT
I can't see Joseph's pics. Am I the only one??




Edit......ok joseph.......real nice pics!!!!!!!
riley
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
  Apr 25, 2007 - 10:09am PT
nope...ahhh, now I see. Nice pics.
Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
Author's Reply  Apr 25, 2007 - 10:21am PT
all his pics look like little blue boxes to me.... nice boxes though.
Quaken

Trad climber
Las Vegas
  Apr 25, 2007 - 11:02am PT
They are 'boxed out' on this box but my other one brings them right up. The 'Stone Speaks for Itself' pic is worth working the snafu out to see. Very nice.
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 25, 2007 - 12:07pm PT
I see boxes....I see boxes...redrum redrum redrum
rbolton

Social climber
The home for...
  Apr 25, 2007 - 12:12pm PT
Boxes
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
  Apr 25, 2007 - 12:16pm PT
I can see "Stone Speaks for Itself" but the rest are total Daley city.
Beatrix Kiddo

Mountain climber
ColoRADo
  Apr 25, 2007 - 12:37pm PT
I missed out for sure. :-(

Love seeing the pics though.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
  Apr 25, 2007 - 01:05pm PT
Should be fixed now...
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 25, 2007 - 01:12pm PT
Awesome - thanks for posting!

I keep coming back and looking at these photos. Oh how I wish I were still there vs. sitting here at my desk. The horror.
Tom the Cop

Sport climber
Eastern Kentucky
  Apr 25, 2007 - 01:33pm PT
healyje posted


Umm. This isn't really my jurisdiction but--Sir do you know how fast you were going?.....Say is that leftover sushi I smell in there?....Hmmmm....Well alright I'm gonna let you off with just a warning this time...
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 25, 2007 - 02:01pm PT
Amazingly, that is only 4mph over the speed limit.

Joe's speed is nothing compared to Happigrrrl. You should see her drive! We were doing 95 on the tail of a police car when I casually mentioned perhaps we should slow it down a wee bit. He immediately rode behind her for a couple of miles as she did 75 like a good defensive driver. He bolted off and to the floor went her pedal again! Hilarious!
Shack

Big Wall climber
Reno NV
  Apr 25, 2007 - 02:25pm PT
Great pics Joseph, but...

I'm still waiting to hear the blow by blow...every salacious detail!
C'mon! Crimpie? Russ?
I wanna hear about who made the biggest ass of themselves?
Who got totally wasted? Who barfed?
Who slept with who?









Oh wait, nevermind...I was thinking of Slanderfest™™™.
k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
  Apr 25, 2007 - 02:41pm PT
Aw Shack, do you really want to know all those details?
Isn't it enough to know that all of us who ran naked through
the camp at 2am that first night made it back without being
caught by the camp host?


On another note, there was some bad-ass climbers there.

Here, you see MisterE belaying some guy in a red shirt.
Man, what an entry move!
Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
Author's Reply  Apr 25, 2007 - 03:07pm PT
There is no way I'm saying that Kman was the first puker and Minerals made a mad dash to the bushes at 6am..... no way......
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 25, 2007 - 03:14pm PT
ANd thRere is n0 wa4 I'm g*ing to tell yOOu that #$#$@ boi@nked #$#$@!@. Wh#at the hel& is wro&^ng with my k(^eyboard?
k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
  Apr 25, 2007 - 03:51pm PT
it wasn't the fish, I swear...
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Apr 25, 2007 - 04:10pm PT
All right I gotta come clean...

In the corner of the tent, on the first night, about 2 hours after going to bed.
I drank a sh#t load considering I don't drink at all anymore.

Oh ya my wife was reaaaaallllly happy.

So then there were three!!!!!


riley
Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
Author's Reply  Apr 25, 2007 - 04:18pm PT
hahahaa! Plus was that mousse in Sketchys hair or the dreaded bile comb-over???? For a while there in the morning people were talking like he might of actually expired in his tent during the evening...... what's the sketch Sketch??

Butthole edit: all them poisonings were quickly cured with a nice Cowboy Butthole session by PensylEnvy.
Hardman Knott

Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
  Apr 25, 2007 - 04:31pm PT
Wow - I thought for sure this was Tad... then I noticed the Heineken...




Alas, Tad would knott be caught dead drinking skunked, oxidized piss-water (no offense).
Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
Author's Reply  Apr 25, 2007 - 04:32pm PT
I must be mistaken.... no way that guy was a puker... look at the self control



(hehehehehee)
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 25, 2007 - 05:32pm PT
The last day, there were about ten of us staying to load the all-in and clean the campsite. We were about to leave and noticed that Sketchyy was no where to be seen - still asleep in his rig. A lot of giggling ensued saying how he would get up, emerge and find the place vacant. That would have been cruel! Luckily for him, he emerged just before we all pulled out.

Southern boys know how to party!
Minerals

Social climber
The Deli
  Apr 25, 2007 - 05:36pm PT
Uhhh... Still drinking the Euro piss water and it still tastes good! Yum yum... But, ya gotta watch out for the hangover when you skip most of dinner to rock out to some death metal in your Death Star with the only other true metalhead at the party... Sushi, what sushi? I thought this was a beer party! Damn, I was so drunk that my hat was on backwards!

And, it wasn't at 6am, Russ... I was still dead at 6.... more like around 9 when I kept down the first batch while trying to quickly put my pants on and jump out to make a run for it. I only made it to my front wheel and then that was it... seemed like I got some good distance on that one!

Hey, that was a great party and it was fun to meet you all! Thanks for the good times!
Thanks to Nature, Brutus and Em, and Ron for slicing and dicing and EXTRA thanks to Mother Nature!!! You all put in so much effort to make everything happen according to plan. The sushi was great, the breakfasts were great... the party was great! What more need you? THANKS!!!

Oh, wait, I almost forgot the gun stuff! ...Guess it wasn't really that important... or at least the weather decided so. NEXT TIME!!!!! Next time I will get the chance to teach you hippies how to be a good redneck!!! (That's a joke... really.) So, on the way home, Wade Icey (Steve) and I stopped at one of my favorite redneck hangouts and unleashed a bit of lead and made things go BOOM. I have to admit though, that Wade took more of a liking to blasting than I had expected, given that he is a good peaceful Cali hippie... Hey Wade, tell 'em about that bowling pin!
Jingy

climber
Somewhere out there
  Apr 25, 2007 - 06:25pm PT
Don't know if it's of interest to anyone, but I just opened my recent Mountain gear Catalog to find Malcolm Daly photographed on page 7.

I just met and had a bunch of sushi with that guy!!!

Pretty cool!
Shack

Big Wall climber
Reno NV
  Apr 25, 2007 - 09:20pm PT
Except for the hat, you wouldn't know Minerals was even at a party...
That's how he always looks.

Looks like you had a good time Bryan...Mark too.
How was the drive?
Next time I'm goin.
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 25, 2007 - 09:22pm PT
That's the third time he's called me "ustoppable" in the catalog. I guess we'll have to ask him to the next SushiFest so he can see me stopped cold by the best sushi feed in the world!
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 25, 2007 - 09:24pm PT
*crimpie quietly files away "unstoppable" for next yearbook...*
MisterE

Social climber
  Apr 25, 2007 - 09:37pm PT
Yearbook, Hell. Nature wants it quarterly the way he's talking.

Big Up to Maldaly for hookin' The Chef up with some adventure cater gigs...and hauties?

He really is *unstoppable*

Cheers, E
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 25, 2007 - 09:38pm PT
I hope he doesn't stop. It's a good start.

It's party week folks. I'm not stopping. The theme in yoga today was "party" - Ulla played dance music in class (never in my seven years of attending her studio has she done that). The class got lucky when I showed up with a box of um... guess what?!?!? She worked the sushi into the party theme nicely.

One margarita down, seven to go. party on baby!
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 25, 2007 - 09:40pm PT
If BAG hears you calling her a hauty she'll force feed you PBR 'til you puke, then her BF will burn some sh*t in your front yard at midnight. Watch out!
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 25, 2007 - 09:43pm PT
we mentioned no names. uh... nope!
MisterE

Social climber
  Apr 25, 2007 - 09:58pm PT
PBR? Brutal.

nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 25, 2007 - 10:00pm PT
actually... that part sorta had me interested.... at first.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
  Apr 25, 2007 - 10:54pm PT
I'm with MisterE - PBR, that is torture...
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 25, 2007 - 10:57pm PT
Pssssst! Malcolm is easily stopped by proscuitto wrapped salmon.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
  Apr 25, 2007 - 11:00pm PT
A couple of more photos from the Sushifest...

Brutus gets down


Raluca (Mrs. Texplorer), Roxanna (w/ Frankie), and Texplorer


MisterE as the Master of Ceremonies and Mighty Hiker
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 25, 2007 - 11:03pm PT
that jackass in the front looks like he could shed water like a duck.

Piton Ron Edit stylee: that velcro[/o] in the front looks like he could shed water like a duck.
Tom the Cop

Sport climber
Eastern Kentucky
  Apr 26, 2007 - 12:31am PT
The speed limit there is really 75mph?! I have got to get out of this area and move west! (79 in Virginia is just one mile per hour shy of a reckless driving charge).
mojede

Trad climber
Butte, America
  Apr 26, 2007 - 12:42am PT
Tom, in Montucky, you can pass a MHP @ 79mph and they won't even look at you. Up to 89mph, the ticket is $20.00 and it can be paid on the spot without counting as a moving violation or reported to the insurance companies. Man, I love this state. A few weeks ago, I was clocked @ 91 in my Legacy wagon, and because my record was relatively clean (1 careless w/in 3 years) and I pulled over right away, he wrote me up for 85 and the "cheap ticket". Go speed racer.
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 26, 2007 - 10:44am PT
Bump so Roger, a potential future host, can check us out.
maldaly

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 26, 2007 - 03:31pm PT
Bump plus new pictures:

Mr. Smooth...Rodman


The one and only Mighty Hiker:
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 26, 2007 - 03:41pm PT
This one is adorable. And it's in focus which is rare for my photos...
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
  Apr 26, 2007 - 06:26pm PT
Keep 'em comin' folks, fun stuff.
Ouch has done some nice work so far...

Lisa & I are on the lamb & not well wired, so I'll have tah post up my pics early next week.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 26, 2007 - 10:12pm PT
roger bump
Jello

Social climber
No Ut
  Apr 26, 2007 - 10:26pm PT
Crimpie girl, that photo does it all for me. Thanks!

I also loved being Crimped in person!

By the way, eKat, I love you, too. (the Real Blinny, too, just differentLY)

And Red, the dirt you trod is sacred.

-WetJelloDaydreams

PS- way too much positive reminiscing to do about the event and most impressively all the great folks. I can't get to it right now, but when I have time next week, I'll make up for my relative silence. Suffice to say, WHAT AN AMAZING BUNCH OF TRULY SYMPATICO PEOPLE!
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 27, 2007 - 05:16am PT
Jello: it was a pleasure to crimp you in person. Glad you will make it to the next SF. :)

Here are a few more shots to share:

Malcolm preparing to crush a climb. He says he can't smear. Um, I beg to differ - he did some moves that REQUIRED me to grab a draw. :)




The Real Blinny is a real kidder! The Real and Fake Blinny took off when I wasn't around. :( They are super great folks. Look forward to hanging out with them more in the future.



Oh boy was this always a happy site:



Here Reddirt is trying to tell Healyje that the sushi is being served at the other campground. He didn't fall for that!
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  Apr 27, 2007 - 07:14am PT
A bump since I edited in a few photos.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
  Apr 27, 2007 - 01:46pm PT
Sewellymon, Russ, Sewellyson (Tim?), and Tarbuster


Tarbuster with folks who I believe are friends of Jeff Lowe's


Jackie with Mr. and Mrs. Mike the Vet.


Susanpeplow, Long-time Lurker, and Flouride


I'm going for sushi tonight!!!


Nohea's, PaganMonkeyBoy, and Sketchyy


Mark Miller
k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
  Apr 27, 2007 - 04:29pm PT
OK, one or two more ... These are about the bottom of my barrel:

Someone (or something) that ate too much fish. Caught this one
over by the Dunes parking lot.




Here's one of a bunch of folks millin' about. I think they
were getting ready for a mass assault on some 5.6.




Here's a girl that makes more noise per foot of altitude than
a Black Hawk chopper:




Here's the Doc, no noise, lot's of altitude:
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
  Apr 27, 2007 - 04:43pm PT
Ouch!

climber
  May 6, 2007 - 04:42pm PT
Bump because I'm on the wrong computer.
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  May 6, 2007 - 05:23pm PT
Joe,
that second photo is of Sharon and Greg Saunders with Jello.
And lets not forget Julie sitting behind Nohea.

K-man and Healy get high marks for those scenic shots. That place looks like paradise. I gotta try some of that out.

Thats a great photo of Mark Miller, but does he have a pierced tongue? No wait! I don't want to know.
mark miller

Social climber
Reno
  May 6, 2007 - 07:17pm PT
NO all my piercings from the 80's have long healed up..
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  May 6, 2007 - 07:27pm PT
Any bullet holes?
mark miller

Social climber
Reno
  May 6, 2007 - 07:58pm PT
Yeah a .22 in my calf. A good bro and I were F...ng around and he keep walking in front of the dart board so I stuck a balanced dart in his leg ( Pretty deep), He went and got a gun and I took off running up the street, I was about 125+ yards and thought I had got away and bamm, I went tumbling down the street with a very burning sensation in my leg. Back then I had an open perscription for Codene ( construction accident), that and alot of vodka and he dug it out with some needle nose pliers. Good times... In those days we always had broken knuckles and open scars over our eyebrows, glad I got married so I didn't get killed.
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  May 6, 2007 - 09:29pm PT
.22LR in the leg is not as bad as the .22mag Randy Grandstaff got in the ass by his cousin. Took 3-4 months to heal and then the family gathered round to watch Randy beat the crap out of his cousin.

Ah, it just warms your heart to see such love.
Ouch!

climber
  May 7, 2007 - 10:45am PT
burp
Ouch!

climber
  May 7, 2007 - 05:45pm PT
burp
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
  May 7, 2007 - 05:48pm PT
Lookout kids,
The master is digesting material here...
MisterE

Social climber
  May 7, 2007 - 06:45pm PT
Yeah, must be. The "r" isn't anywhere near the "m".

Warming up the laugh muscles...
Ouch!

climber
  May 29, 2007 - 12:45pm PT
burmp
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
  May 29, 2007 - 03:05pm PT
Uh oh. :)
Jingy

climber
Somewhere out there
  May 29, 2007 - 04:15pm PT
What the hell is going on over here?
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  May 29, 2007 - 04:17pm PT
I'm waiting for you to sign up for SushiFest you slacker!
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Dec 11, 2008 - 10:11pm PT
bump.

Cochise Sushifest early next year. Stay tuned.
MisterE

Social climber
  Dec 11, 2008 - 10:12pm PT
So freakin THERE!

Yeeehaaaawwww!
Walleye

climber
The Hot Kiss on the end of a Wet Fist
  Dec 11, 2008 - 10:30pm PT
I remember this TR from last year. Great pictures of some downright great looking folks. Looks like such a good time I may have to attend one of these functions one of these days. All the lovely people. Where do they all come from?
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
  Dec 11, 2008 - 10:40pm PT
See--I told you all MisterE is one of the tops.
Bouncin' this TR back up top where it belongs.
What a guy, that MisterE!!!!!
Lynne Leichtfuss

Trad climber
Will know soon
  Dec 11, 2008 - 10:44pm PT
So Doug, if you want some of Lynne's losing's yo gotta say where is this place ? :D So Cal's don't get out much. hehehe
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Dec 11, 2008 - 10:57pm PT
Southern Arizona. About an hour from where I "live".

Details coming soon. First I need to get settled.

And if you have a little time on your hands pick up a poker book. Heck, I'll send you one I've already read.

Steve: oh sure.... givin' all the love to MisterE. I bumped it..... jackazzz ;-)
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
  Dec 11, 2008 - 11:16pm PT
So where's my shirtz?????????


Huh, Nature man. . . sushi chef par excellente
Photographer par excellente. . .

yogi man par excellente. . .


muy humble apologies, o nature sir. . .

:-)

PS Schedule it in March, over my spring break, so's I can
come to it. . . pleeeeeeesseeeeee!!!!!!111111
Brick

Social climber
SF, CA
  Dec 12, 2008 - 06:46am PT
I'M IN!!
steelmnkey

climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
  Dec 12, 2008 - 06:47am PT
Lynne, it's right here...
Riley Wyna

Trad climber
A crack near you
  Dec 12, 2008 - 08:29am PT
Man -there are some pics I haven't seen in a while..
What a party..
Now I think I can find the photo bucket account that I dumped all those original pics too..

And of course - "I'm in"

riley
Fish Finder

Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
  Dec 12, 2008 - 11:19am PT


hey doug


im in.

email crowley, it wouldnt be the same without him.


best candyman

p.s. find a place yet?
Indianclimber

Trad climber
Las Vegas
  Apr 5, 2009 - 09:46pm PT
Bump for great pictures
Nohea

Trad climber
Living Outside the Statist Quo
  Apr 6, 2009 - 12:56am PT
Great Bump! Jules and I enjoyed the few days of meeting great ppl. I climbed one pitch of some easy thing but found sandstone is like climbing on 60 grit.

Aloha,
wil
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
  Apr 9, 2009 - 09:12am PT
bump for fish N fun!
graniteclimber

Trad climber
The Illuminati -- S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Division
  Apr 9, 2009 - 09:58pm PT
Why is this posted here on Russ Walling's thread?
http://supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=831199

The picture is hosted on Russ Walling's web site for the purpose
of spamming other people's threads. If it belongs anywhere it
belongs on his own thread. Since it's on his web site he has
complete control over it and can remove it if he wants.
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
  Apr 9, 2009 - 10:28pm PT
Is it posted in lieu of the 400+ pics that Russ promised to post, but didn't? A sort of bait and switch thing?
mark miller

Social climber
Reno
  Apr 9, 2009 - 10:53pm PT
Thanks For the laughs, you made my night. Was it really 2 years ago?....Let's get it on anyone up for a 4/20/09 somewhere? We'll let the Barn burn.....
susan peplow

climber
Joshua Tree, CA
  Apr 20, 2009 - 02:41pm PT
Two Year Bump!

Where has the time gone? Feels like I'm still standing in line waiting for a god damn hand roll.

~Sooze
fattrad

Mountain climber
GOP Convention
  Apr 20, 2009 - 02:46pm PT
Sooze,

You going to make it for MeatFest (Facelift)?



Jody's evil twin
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
  Apr 20, 2009 - 02:49pm PT
Is that a Smooth Organ Fest or just a Meat Meet?
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
  Apr 20, 2009 - 03:21pm PT
2years, and Ed has his van fixed, already!
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Apr 20, 2009 - 03:22pm PT
wow... how the time flies.

I'm still trying to make sushi two years later. Some people just never learn....
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
  May 1, 2009 - 09:19am PT
Bump for fish, more ways than one!
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
  Nov 1, 2011 - 11:44am PT
That looks like a lot of yummy fun.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
  Oct 13, 2012 - 03:53pm PT
2007 Sushifest IV:XX
2007 Flagstaff SushiFest
2007 Yosemite Facelift Sushi
2007 Joshua Tree SushiFest
2007 Arctic SushiFest

2008 Diablo Canyon SushiFest
2008 Yosemite Facelift Sushi

2009 Cochise Stronghold SushiFest
2009 Tarbuster SushiFest
2009 Winslow Wall SushiFest
2009 Indian Creek SushiFest

2010 Cochise Stronghold SushiFest
2010 Bridwell SushiFest
2010 Winslow Wall SushiFest
2010 Indian Creek SushiFest
2010 Christmas Tree Pass
2010 Cochise Stronghold SushiFest

2011 Winslow Wall SushiFest
2011 Layton Kor SushiFest
2011 Cochise Stronghold SushiFest

2012 Cochise Stronghold SushiFest
2012 Vedauwoo SushiFest
paganmonkeyboy

climber
mars...it's near nevada...
  Oct 13, 2012 - 01:37pm PT
would you believe I use that sashimi knife I won at the raffle every day ? the one I immediately dropped and accidentally stabbed minerals (or was it mark) with while we were making a sheath for it ?
yeah - hand the guy with the gallon jug of sake the sharpest knife you can find ;-)
sullly

Trad climber
  Oct 13, 2012 - 01:45pm PT
How did I miss this thread? Makes Meatfest 2012 look like a church picnic. Wish those pictured would come back to the Taco and post again. You are missed.
Jingy

climber
Somewhere out there
  Oct 13, 2012 - 03:25pm PT
Brings back some of my best memories….

Socially awkward but able to laugh the entire time I was there.

So many beautiful people
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
  Oct 13, 2012 - 06:33pm PT
Hey Pagan!

I'm down here at the same ol place, you coming or what? There's cool folks here you do know and others waiting to meet ya!
MisterE

Social climber
  Oct 13, 2012 - 07:59pm PT
WE CAN HEAR YOU FROM THE DUNES!!!!
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